ZERO TO 100 · PITCH COMPETITION
Zero to 100.
The pitch competition for Nigerian small businesses, now with a ₦50 million grant pool. Semi-finals on Day 2, live final on Day 3.
Apply to pitch
Free to enter · Closes 10 October 2026
- ₦50M
- grant pool
- 30
- shortlisted
- 10
- finalists
- 10 Oct
- applications close
THE PRIZE POOL
Three grants, awarded on stage.
FIRST
₦25M
SECOND
₦15M
THIRD
₦10M
HOW IT WORKS
From application to the Plenary Hall.
01
Apply
Send your business, deck and a 1.5–2 min public pitch post by 10 October.
02
Shortlist
A shortlist of 30 announced 24 October.
03
Semi-finals
Day 2 at EPAC. 30 pitch to a live audience. 10 advance.
04
The Final
Day 3, Plenary Hall. 10 pitch to the judging panel. Grants disbursed on stage.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Have these ready before you start.
- Your CAC registration number
- Your SMEDAN Identification Number, if you have one. It can help your application.
- A pitch deck as a PDF, up to 10MB
- A 1.5–2 minute pitch video, posted publicly on Instagram, X, TikTok, LinkedIn or Facebook
- Time to fill the form in one go, or save a draft and come back
Posting your pitch video
Record on your phone, landscape or vertical. Introduce yourself, your business, and why you’re the pitch to watch. Before you paste the link into your application, make sure you have:
- Followed @SmedanGov and @GrowNigerianHQ on the platform you posted on
- Tagged both accounts in the post itself
- Used #MSMEConference2026 #SMEDANPitchCompetition #GrowNigerian
- Kept the video between 1 min 30 sec and 2 minutes
Not YouTube, and not a private link. The post must be publicly viewable.